As mentioned in the primary syllabus, the schedule is subject to substantial adjustment during the semester.
| Date | Topic | Textbook Chapters |
Literature Assignment Due |
Regular Assignment Due |
| 22 August | Cells, Biomolecules, Water | 1-3 | 30 August | |
| 24 August | Thermodynamics | 4 | 2 September | |
| 29 August | Amino Acids and Peptides | 5.1-5.2 | 2 September | |
| 31 August | Protein Structure | 5.3 | 6 September | |
| 5 September | Labor Day: no class | |||
| 7 September | Protein Function; Protein Methods | pp. 173-177 | 13 Sep | |
| 12 September | Enzyme Properties | 6.1-6.2 | 16 Sep | |
| 14 September | First Midterm | 1-6.2 | 20 Sep | |
| 19 September | Enzyme Kinetics; Enzyme Inhibition | 6.3 | 23 Sep | |
| 21 September | Enzyme Mechanisms and Strategies | 6.4-6.5 | 27 Sep | |
| 26 September | Vitamins and Cofactors | 6.4 | 30 Sep | |
| 28 September | Carbohydrates | 7 | 4 October | |
| 3 October | Glycolysis, Gluconeogenesis,etc. | 8 | 7 October | |
| 5 October | TCA cycle | 9 | 11 October | |
| 10 October | Fall break: no class | |||
| 12 October | Second Midterm | 6-9 | ||
| 17 October | Electron Transport | Oxidative Phosphorylation and Electron Transport10 | 21 October | |
| 19 October | Lipids | 11.1 | 25 October | |
| 24 October | Membranes | 11.2 | 28 October | |
| 26 October | Lipid Metabolism I | 12.1 | 1 November | |
| 31 October | Lipid Metabolism II | 12.2 | 4 November | |
| 2 November | Photosynthesis | 13 | 8 November | |
| 7 November | Third Midterm | 10-13 | ||
| 9 November | Nitrogen Anabolism | 14 | 15 November | |
| 14 November | Nitrogen Catabolism | 15 | 18 November | |
| 16 November | Integration of Metabolism | 16 | 22 November | |
| 21 November | Nucleic Acid Chemistry | 17 | 25 November | |
| 23 November | Thanksgiving Break: no class | |||
| 28 November | Genetic Information | 18 | 29 November | |
| 30 November | Protein Synthesis | 19 | 2 December | |
| 8 December (approx.) | Final Examination | 14-19 (and 1-13) |